Trending News: The Next 10 DC Film Releases From 2016 to 2020

Why Is This Important?

Because we now know what the next five years looks like in terms of DC films.

Long Story Short

Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tuijihara announced the studio's upcoming DC Entertainment films from 2016 to 2020. The list includes 10 DC films as well as three Harry Potter spin-offs and three more Lego movies.

Long Story

DC is finally making up for its lackluster performance at Comic-Con this year with the announcement today of a slate of ten DC films that will come out between 2016 and 2020.

2019Shazam (with Dwayne Johnson as Black Adam)Justice League Part Two directed by Zack Snyder

2020Cyborg starring Ray FisherGreen Lantern

Some of these we knew about (Batman v. Superman, Justice League), some of these we had an inkling of (Shazam, Aquaman), and others are just straight out-of-the-blue surprises (Cyborg, a stand-alone Wonder Woman and the Green Lantern reboot).

DC dropped a couple bombs in terms of casting news as well. Apparently CW's The Flash (Grant Gustin) is not, er, flash-y enough for the big screen. Ezra Miller, if you're not familiar with him, played the troubled teen in We Need To Talk About Kevin.

Also, as comicbook.com points out, the fact that Amy Adams will be reprising her role as Lois Lane in the Justice League film suggests that the story may take place in Metropolis and may have a Superman-centric plotline.Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tuijihara said that the studio will release "at least" these 10 DC movies "“as well as standalone Batman and Superman films.” Whew! That's a lot of DC.

DC aside, Warner Bros. will also be releasing three more Harry Potter films in 2016, 2018 and 2020 that will be based on J.K. Rowling's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them novella. Rowling will make her screenwriting debut with the first film with David Yates directing.

The success of the first Lego Movie has spawned three spinoffs: Ninjago in 2016, The Lego Batman Movie in 2017 and The Lego Movie 2 in 2018. I know a lot of little kids (and a lot of big kids) who are going to be verrry happy about that news.